Oil separator and purifier.



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fln uc I l for Q Patented Mar. '7, 1911 c/ 74 /wz H. TEN WINK EL. OIL SEPARATOR AND PURIFIER.

APPLICATION TILED JANA, 1910 H. TEN WINK'EL. OIL SEPARATOR AND PURIFIER.

I APPLICATION FILED JAN.4,\1'910. I 985,96 1",, I Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

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' v OILFSIEPARATOR Ann roRIrIER;

$P t ionofLetter 2atent.-' I Patented llIa-r, 7,1911 u Application filed January 4, 191 Serial No. 536,435;

REL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver'and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Oil Separators arid Purifiers; and I dQ-declarethe following to he a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art 'to which it appertains to make and use the sa1n'e,.refe rence being had to the accompanying drawings; and to the letters and tiguresof reference marked thereon,

which form apart of this specification.

.tation.

' that. purpose? I MY inventionembodies certain improve-- and freed of alkforeign substances. These filtering-"tanks are prov ded w1th means-- whereby the steam condensation.- ln ltfi hot This invention relatestocertain new and useful Improvements in oil separators and purifiers of which the following is a speci tis The object ofthe invention topro'ride a device by 1neans'of \\'hich oil may-beseparated from the-"steam" condensation of a steam plant, or from other fluids with more eflicient' results than heretofore employed for ments in mi United. States PatentsNinnbers 1312.791 Oct; 18. 1898.- and (iii S llv Jan! 8, 1901, and consists essentially in tlie'provision'of a number'of primaryfiltering tanks "in communication with a plant-filtering tank and a storage'tank-for the oil after hating passed through thefiltering tanks state is first cooled and freed of all' foreign substancesiii pas ing=thro h the primary filtering. tanks, and then separated from the water in the main tank; Owing to the grca'tervspecitic gravity of the water. the oil riscs ,to the surface of the water n the'mainc tank. and overflows through a )1 e into thev y e istorage tank. The water passes out through a discharge pipe of the main tank. from whencei conveyed in apnmfied state so tliatit'ma'y be nsedfor boiler purposes. I-

.) also'provide within the r'nain tank means for maintaining-'3 predetermined amount of oil "on the surfaceofth'water at all times, and

allowing all surplus oil"toiorerflo'w.

Having.- thnsdescribed' my invention in brief, the samc, may he ,more' fully understo'od by referring to the-, accompa11yingdra wing described in tlie following fspecification, in wh-ich; the same reference -char'ac 'ters indicate'the same parts'in all the views.

Figure-1 is a vertical and central broken section taken through the entire apparatus.

, Fig. 2 is ajertical section of the main tank on the line-1-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of one of the primary filtering tanks. Fig.4 is a top plan riew of a'water discharge nozzle which is. positioned within the main tank. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of concentric partitions surrounding thev discharge pipe'of the main tank;

' Referring to the drawings in detail. Let

the numeralo' designate the main tank having a supply pipe 6 connected with the top ofthe tank, and leading from-the primary filtering tank 7,'.which is positioned adja- ,cent the main tank. The tank is in communication through the mediumfof a pipe 8 wlth a second primary filtering-tank The tank 91s provided with a pipe 10 having an extends into the tank 9, and centrally sup condensation of the steam of anengine plant. The condensed steam passes through the screen ivalls l4into a chamber 15, and

.the foreign substances are deposited into the bottom portionlfi of the chamber 13 This bottom portion-.16 of the chamber 13 has its walls 17 tapering to a discharge opening 18 which comnnmicates' with a pipe 19 provided with a stop valve 20.- Through this pipe 19 the. foreign substances deposited in the lower portion 16 of the chamber-13 may be. drawn off. .The chamber 13- is circular in form and has its base 21 'taperingto the' outer walls of'the tank 9 and forms a partition between the chambers 13- and; 1-1. The exhaust passes through the screens l-l' from the chamber "13' into the cliamber la'r and oi'ertlows through vthe pipe 8 which -is provided with anelbow'22 andsnpports adis charge nozzle above the second primary filtering tank 7; -Th'e tank 7 is provided with a receptacle '24'p'ositioned at apoint under the nozzle 23 01?- the pipe, 8. This receptacle 24 is, provided with a screen wall- 25' form- 7 'ing the upper-portion of the =receptacle. The condensed steam; as it-is dischargedinto "thisflrecepta'clel; overflows through the screen walls into strainer '26 which is positioned in a 3 second strainer -27.: Any-foreign "sub-- stances which escape with the exhaustthrough'thc pipeSfromthe tank 9 are col- ,lected' in" the bottomof the receptacle 24 elbow 11, and a discharge portion 12 which" ported withinachamber '13 havi'ngscreen -walls 1%, -which perform the initial step'in separating the foreign substances from the T 36-whichare provided with depending cir.: 1 cumferential :walls 37, v 38 "and' 39. These with the 'f'ta'nk fi. 'pipe'az, on-t-he. portion within the ltanki7,- carries .a plurality'of c nicel hapedstraiiiers 34, 3'5 and conical strainers are alsoprovided with sleevesAO', which are slidahlymounted upon 'the' pipe 32. 'ASurrounding these conical strainers, carriedby the pipe 32, is a circum- Y ferentialTpartition 41 provided with a diaphra'gm 4-2 which fits over the top of the'circumferentialpartition 41-: The-lower 'por-' Y wa rdly,3 auditor-ms a tapering opening into tion of-the partition has its edges turned upthe chamber 44.

conical;= st'rainers which are inclosed' within the chamber'fi and overflows through an opening 45in the. top, of.t hie. pipe 32 whichfisconnected' with thepipe 6 at ajointfl6.

' 'The bottom'47 of the tank 7 taper-steward the pipe 32, from thelside wall'of the tank. and is;providedxwith .a discharge nozzle 48 .having stop valve 49 through: s-whieh the tank may be thoroughly drained of any sedi-l 'n1ent"cont ained therein. This bottom portion 47 of the tank isthreaded on'the pipe "32 asjindicated by the numeral 50; The up-- -;pc1 portion of .the'tank 7 is provided with a "sired place, (not shown --ti on, 1s'-so arranged that water, owing to itsspecific =gravity,will sinkto the bottom of the tank, while the oil will float on top of circumferential overflow trough 51 l 1aving-- 1' 'a 'discharge'pipe 52. This trough ,51 is ar- 45 overflows? 'Fromj this trough the" fluid is i'anged'to-catch tliefluid incase theta-11k 7 conveyedthrough the ipe 52 to =any 'de' ."Themain tank 5, in which the fluid containing. oil receives 'itsfinal step of separa- .the waterq This .tank is. provided with a removable co"ver.53,fhavi nga central opening' 54 through which. a dischargenozzle, of the pipe6 depe'ndsr This tankis provided with a centralland vertically arranged pipe 56 which extends from a predtermined point. vwithin thetank through an o eni 57 ina bottom partition 58 of the tank and is connected. by means of an elbow' 59 with a pipe '60 which extends through the chamber 61, 'andthmugh an-opening I with-screens 30 an 'pip y Q it e receptacle 7, hebottoxn'fof theformed in thes side of-thetank 5,1" The puri- -fied jwa'ter-.is conveyed through the pipe 60- to afhot. vell,f('not' shown). and maybeused forjb'oiler purposes; Surrounding the, ,p ipe 5Q positioned a number officoncentric part-iti'ons' or tubes- 63;; 6 65 "and 66, and divid- .ing the space between the concentric partitio'ns. and the wall of the tank into a number of distinct compartments 67, '68, (39, and Every alternating tube or partition, beginning with-Qtheoutermost, is provided-with opcnings'l72 at the bottom, as

shown in Fig. -5. The upper extremity of the outeritube of each compartment extends above the top ot the adjacent inner tube,-

wherebyevery falternate compartment. is provided with" an inlet atthe bottom and an overflowfat the top,- wi th the exception i of ,the outer compartment 68, which. is pro-.

.vided with an fjoutlet. at the bottom, as

shown at'73, and indicated by the arrows forms, thecmnpartment- 68. :isfseated on a partition "74, and extends above the top Qt in 'Figs. 1 and 2.] Thepartiticn-631which-- the remaining compartments, nearly to the,

top of' the tank. The partition 74; rests upon angle irons 75 anda76 whichlaresecured to-the inner walls of the 'tank'15 and the partition 64, 're'spectively.- Nearjtheil'f outer edge of this partition is formed'open ings 77 which communicate with acompartment 78- formed in the lower portion of-the 3 tank by thepartition '74. The remaining partitions 64, 65 a ud 6G extendibelow. the

partition 74 and rest HPOITgillQ partition .58; The partition '65 is provided -with a collar 13 adjustably-mounted upon the upper extremity. [This collar is adapted tobe adj listed on the partition 66' for the purpose of maintaining'a predeterminedamount of oil on :the surface of the water atall times,

and to regulate the levelof thefwater relative tothe amountof oili'contained'. in the tank.'- By adjusting'th'e collar Bi-dotirn- .wardly the level-of the water is lowered aad'i causes a greater amount of .oil. to l-be cont'ained on the surface of water between-the overflow pipe 88 and. the level of the water. In a similar manner by adjusting thecollar upward thelevelfofthe water will be raised and a less amount of oil maintained within the tank. 1 The partition 64 is providediwith '-a diaphragm=79 closing the top Of'Fhe'S aidf partition, an'dha'ving an orifice $0, through which, the air within the compartments 69,

. 701and 71 may escape, thereby exhausting any pressure within. these compartments, so that the water will flow into the compartments through the openings 72. The *lower portion of thecompar'tmen'ts just above the openings 72within the chamber 78 is pro- .vided with a circular water discharge noz Z1C. 81-, haying perforations 82. This noz zleis communication with a supplyfpipe complish a tlxjrough separatioi'i of any oil this means the fluid contained'in the-tank from the primary filtering tanks 7 and19 '()f said compartment, into a chamber 67 termined'fpoint from the top of the said chamber.

- 90 and 90". The pipes 90' and 90 are'pro-. rided with stop ralrcs'91 and 91'. These contained--\\'ithin the top'of an oil storage receptaclefih 'lh'ese'two stop valves in the "pipes 90 and '90 are for the purpose ofpro vidipg means whereby the filtering medium may be removed and -a new one attached. while the oil is still flowing! from" the tank tand, without interruption to "the filtering taching the new filteringmedimn to the end P Vwater discharge nozzle is arranged to supgreater spccific gravity. flows downwardly -'tlm u1gh the opemngszfi into the chamber water contained withinthetauk from whence it wlll'overflow through a pipe 88' and closingthe valve 91 whereby the ioilis'" directed. through the pipe "91' -into the new filtering medium. "The old filtering medium imay then be re1'nored. i 1 1 Thea-tank giis further prorided with cocks and 96.'tlirOugli which th e oil 'may be; dra iuiofi l elowthepipc 88 into the .stora ie tank 94. ,T he tank is also provided with? l $Ilt1SS gage 97 "(as'jshown ,in' Fig; 2) blvi-l" which the level of the water and oil within I the tank may be determined. The storage,- tank 94 is alsoprovidcd with a glass 98 85 through a short pipe 83, and :1 connecttug: elbow- S4. The supply pipe 85. is provided with a ra'h-e' Sti for regulating the flow of water through the'said pipeJ- The ply cold water within-the chamber 78, for the [mrpose (if-chilling the fluid and to acfrom' the fluid; which may have escaped with the fluid'through the opening 77. By

may be chilled to-any desired temperature, which s accomphshedby regulatmg'the volume ozt'cold water flowing through the nozzle by means of the stop valve: 86. The condensed steam as' lt enters this main tank 5 througl'i the pipe 6 and discharge nozzle falls upon the diaphragm 79', flows over. the topthereof -and.through the compartment 68, through the opening '73 in the bottomformed between the partition (33 and the walls of the tank The water. owing to ts TS', fr0m whence it flows z iltcrnately through throitgh the'pipefiti whichis inclosed with- 1D.- the chambcr 70, amt-extends to a prede Theoil will rise to the surface of the prorided with an elbow S9 connecting pipes pipesQO and 90' communicate with a filtersmg medium {)2 supported upon. a screen 93 process. This is accomplished'by first atfor determining the level of the oil con- A cock' 101" 1s provided on'the side of this tank for drawing oil therefrom.

'-The operation ofthe deviceis snbstan- -tially asfoltows': By connecting the pipe 10 -with the steani condensation -o f an engine plant the condensed steam will flow ing chamber 9, through the screen walls of the cmnpartment 14-1nto the compartment ,in the bottom, portion of the chamber 13 and the hot condensed steampassing-through the screensinto the compartment 154 and flows througlr the pipe 8, discharge nozzle 23 and into the receptacle 24. -.The receppassesthrough thescreens '14 of the comf partnient 13 Willbe further collected within this 'CLl-P'iTllE condensed steam; still in its hot-state, passesthrough' the screen walls 25', strainers Q62l ll(l 27.'0\'t !l' the diaphragm 42 and flowsulpwardly through the' conical ofthe, disoharqe openingof-the pipe Through the pliiT-SZ it flows through 1 the pipe *6 into the mainfiltering tank 5; where iii-it flows' overthediaphragm 7-9 of the. partition 64 through the cha1nber 68,openings 73 in the-bottom of the saidchamber,' and into the chamber 78. Thefina-l sepa place injthe chamber 78, the oil rising to the surf-ace of the "watergljfrom whence 'itis drawn out through the pipe 88,- filtei'ing medium 92 and intothe storage tank 94:." The the openin'gs'fi from whence it flows alter: natelythrough-the chambers (59,70 and 71 [and thencethrough-- the discharge .pipe '56,

to be conveyed to a hotwelh Attentiorfiscalled to "the fact that: by the "time the" coi-id'ensethisteam has passed througl'i' the priniary-fi lte'ring tanks into Ljthe i iain r filtcringftank, it isin 'a cooled state} renderingther.iflpgirlfioii more. efiicient.

The pipe" 32 in the filtering -ta11k ;7 is proi'ided atf its lower 'eitremity- 'with a" stop valve 102'. -Wlll l1 may be opened to allow the condensed stamto pass. out through the extensionof.theaphue103- y The-chamber in the main filteringtank V isprorided with ajpet yali e 10%, by'ineans. of *yhich ;t11e'-c11amhe1'- may thoroughly drained MI]. l 'Y -Havin'g't-hus fully described my invention, what-'Iiclaiin'ig-z.

rants-adapted ,to receive the drips from an engine eplant, comprising a pluralltyof filtained within this tank. A discharge-pipe 09 is connected with the lintitfitn-Of the tank tering tanks @ifi commnnication r through the mediumoffeach other with a 'maiiffiltermg thronghthe said pipeinto the primary filtera ftacle 24 is provided with a cup having -extended screen walls 25. Sediment whichscreens 34; aii'dgfih until: reaching the level i 94', the said'pipe QQhaving stop'valve 100; I

15, the foreign substances bein, deposited ration of the oil from the exhaust-takes water passeslinto thechaunber 78 through.

'and 'sediiiieut which col- 35 munication with 1 a main flj l n i ti infwhi'ch. the fina :st e he separation of the foil from 'thTGXllfillS takes'place, one of. the intermediate chambers havinmmeans 5 connected therewith for regulating t e' level ofthefiui'd within the tank. 1

- in az'plurality of primary filtering tanks, thesaid tanks being in communication with a -main' filter i ng tank. consisting of ,a pinrality' 'of vertically-disposed chambers in which the final separationof the oil takes place, one of the said chambers being pro- I syided witha diaphragm closingthe top, the

said diaphragm haying an air exhaust orii fice, means connected with an intermediate chamber -for regulating thelevel of the fluid withinthe tank, and an overflowpipe for conveyin the .oil from"the* tank, substan- 20.tial1y as described. '7 3 An j oil separator 'and purifier compris- "ing a' pluralityof primary filtering tanks in communicationwith a main filtering, tank ,--'con sist1ng ofa plurality of vertically dis- :a posed chambers in'which the' final separation ofv the-fluid takes place, means mounted on Y One of saidilchamb'ers .for maintaining-a predetermined amount'of oil on the surface of .the fluidjat all times and .for regulating the1 -water;level respective. to theamount of,- I' oil contained thereon,;substantially as dec d- 1. '7 g lseparaton and purifier comprismg a- 'plurality'of filterin tanks in comfiltering tank, in whichathe' final separation of the fluid takes '1 jathe 'said main filtering'tank having a flity' of longitudinally disposed chamers..;an d a water discharge-nozzle supported 49 the tank and encircling said cham- --'i;'bers';a .t.thefbottom of the tank, as-means of 4 are ul ingthetemperature' of the fluid .conftai'n therein,.-'substantially as described.

v.plurality-of primary filtering tanks, he lsaidltanks being incommunication with amainjfilteringtank, the main filtering tank nsisting i of? BL" plurality of vertically and aorizontallydisposed partitions dividing the sesame into a number of distinct -.ichambers,-

in whicli thefinal. separation of the oil v from ,jthe' eoiidensedsteam takeslace, the vertie cally: arranged gchambers.

alternately with. penings in the bottom,-

circulates throughthe'sald chambers, a valve qnneetedf with the said chambers .for drainl chamberseing provided a nozzle enoircling'ithe said" chambers, as means of regulating the; temperature jot the scribed. I

therein, substantially "as described.

7. An oil separator andpurifiencompris- 'ing a plurality of filtering tanks in c0mmunication' with each other, a main tank tion of the oil takes place, meansgmouxited storage tank. communicating with the main determined level. within the main tank, and

'veyed to the storage tank.

having a-number of chambers in which the separationof the oil takes plaee,'and aicollar on one of the said. chambers adjustable for maintaining a predetermined amount of oil- A on the surface'of thefluid at all times and I for regulating the water level respectively] to the amount of oil contained thereon;

9. An oil separator comprising atank in which. the separation of the oil takes place;

level relatively to the amount, of on com il ed thereon.

tank having .a plurality of vertically dlS- posed chambers, and means .for adjusting for regulating the Waterlevel relative to the amountof oil contained thereon,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. HERMAN TENWINKIEL.

'-Witnes ses:' Y

Jno. G. Pom, Jnss m F. HOBART.

- water within the tank, substantially: as T de.

consisting of a plurality of vertically -disposed chambers in which the, final 'separaon an intermediate chamber. for regulating the level of vthe fluid within the tank, a

gvfiltering media through which thefoil' is-con- '10; An 'oil separator comprisinga tank in which the separation takes place, the saidthe heightof an intermediate chamber-for maintaining apredetermined amount of oil on the surface of the fluid at all 'times and.

1 Y 6 -'An o il separator and purifier compris inga plurality ofprimary filtering tanks in An oil separator and purifieiyIcompriswater discharge nozzle lating the temperature of the fluid contained tank and adapted to" receive oil from a pre-' 8. An'oil separator comprising axl' ta'nk the said tank havin a verticallydispose'd" chamber and means for adjusting the height of the said chamberfor regulating the water 

